Ractopamine is a feed additive used in pigs and cattle. We describe here why the product is used and consider its safety so you can be better informed about the food you are eating.
Ractopamine is a feed additive for...
Source: USDA news release
The April 2022 Feed Outlook report contains estimates for 2020/21, and projections for 2021/22 U.S. and global feed markets, based on the most current World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates. It also includes a Special Article...
Quick facts
When you mix and formulate your own feed, you are responsible for maintaining feed quality.
Quality control is needed from the time you purchase feed ingredients to the time the pigs eat it.
Feed costs represent 60 to...
Swine producers depend on efficient and reliable delivery of feed. Helping to ensure that is the latest load cell technology that automates the monitoring of bulk feed tanks.
Idlenot Farms is a family-owned company based in Larchwood, Iowa that operates...
The Institute for Feed Education and Research (IFEEDER) released new research today which shows that if more U.S. food companies are to require feed for their livestock and poultry be free from genetically modified (GM) ingredients, then greenhouse gas...
Kansas State Develops Lysine Calculator for Genesus Grow-Finish
At Genesus we know we have unique genetics. Our Pigs have higher appetite, faster growth, better pork quality, lower mortality, and higher income over feed costs. A pig that can make you...
Through collaborative agreement, AMVC and Landus will locate feed mill at existing Landus grain site in Hamlin, Iowa
Landus, Iowa’s largest farmer-owned cooperative, and AMVC, the ninth largest pork producer in the United States, today announced collaborative plans to build a...
The use of fiber in swine diets has been the focus of significant attention recently. Fiber-rich ingredients can be categorized based on different characteristics, such as their fermentability and viscosity. One of the most widely used methods to characterize...
Sows today produce more piglets per litter than ever before. The pressure to increase born alive is evident by the 30% increase in number of piglets born per litter in the U.S. from 2004 (11.5) to 2020 (15.0; Pigchamp)....
-Manny Araullo, Swine Consultant Western Canada.
Swine production managers continue to face issues with stillborn and pre weaning
mortality despite advancements in genetics, nutrition and facility improvements.
Farrowing is a critical time in pig production, as success at this stage of the...